Elizabethtown

"It's a heck of a place to find yourself"

2005 2h 3m EN

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6.2

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★6.2TMDB · 1,227

ComedyDramaRomance

Synopsis

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Drew Baylor is fired after causing his shoe company to lose hundreds of millions of dollars. To make matters worse, he's also dumped by his girlfriend. On the verge of ending it all, Drew gets a new lease on life when he returns to his family's small Kentucky hometown after his father dies. Along the way, he meets a flight attendant with whom he falls in love.

“It's a heck of a place to find yourself”

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Cast

Orlando Bloom
Drew Baylor
Kirsten Dunst
Claire Colburn
Susan Sarandon
Hollie Baylor
Alec Baldwin
Phil DeVoss
Bruce McGill
Bill Banyon
Judy Greer
Heather Baylor
Jessica Biel
Ellen Kishmore
Paul Schneider
Jessie Baylor

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Cameron Crowe
Writers: Cameron Crowe, Alex Hillkurtz
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America, Germany

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MONEY

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Mid-budget at $57M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.

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MONEY

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Earned back only 92% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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ERA

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Released 21 years ago.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: United States of America, Germany.

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CAST

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206+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Cameron Crowe, shot by John Toll. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Nancy Wilson. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor David Moritz shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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The take

Cameron Crowe directs. John Toll behind the camera. Nancy Wilson scores. David Moritz cuts. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in United States of America, Germany. Dialogue in English.

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1Mid-budget at $57M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.
2Earned back only 92% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
3Released 21 years ago.
4International production across 2 countries: United States of America, Germany.
5206+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
6Directed by Cameron Crowe, shot by John Toll. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
7Original score by Nancy Wilson. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
8Editor David Moritz shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
9Orlando Bloom and Kirsten Dunst and Susan Sarandon carry the top of the cast.
10Marketing tagline: "It's a heck of a place to find yourself".
11IMDB entry: tt0368709 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
12Classified under 9 themes, including "hotel room", "new love", "airplane", "funeral".

The technical file

Cinematography: John Toll
Original score: Nancy Wilson
Editing: David Moritz
Production design: Clay A. Griffith
Costume design: Nancy Steiner
Makeup / hair: Michèle Burke
VFX supervisor: Jeffrey A. Okun
Stunt coordinator: Doug Coleman
Runtime: 123 min · 2h 3m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $57,000,000
Box office: $52,164,016
Return: 92% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: Elizabethtown (2005)

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JPV8522021-02-03
★ 7/10
Charming if not uneven romantic-drama-comedy that has its moments though Orlando Bloom's narration felt stilted at times, but I liked his interactions with Kirsten Dunst. A bit weak compared with Cameron Crowe's other works, still liked it enough. 3.5/5

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